Persons with mental illness frequently encounter public stigma and may suffer from self-
stigma. This review aims to clarify the concept of mental illness stigma and discuss …

This article describes the critical ingredients of the assertive community treatment (ACT)
model for people with severe mental illness and then reviews the evidence regarding its …

Many people who would benefit from mental health services opt not to pursue them or fail to
fully participate once they have begun. One of the reasons for this disconnect is stigma; …

The present study examined the impact of a brief version of an acceptance-based treatment
(acceptance and commitment therapy; ACT) that teaches patients to accept unavoidable …

These guidelines from the British Association for Psychopharmacology address the scope
and targets of pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia. A consensus meeting, involving …

OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to evaluate the relationship between adherence to
treatment with antipsychotic medication and health expenditures. A secondary objective was …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between
compliance with an antipsychotic medication regimen and risk of hospitalization in a cohort …

OBJECTIVE: Although nonadherence with the antipsychotic medication regimen is a
common barrier to the effective treatment for schizophrenia, knowledge is limited about how …

Background: Relatively little is known about the relationships between medication
adherence and long-term functional outcomes in the treatment of schizophrenia. To extend …

Background Prevention of relapse is a major goal of maintenance treatment in patients with
psychotic disorders. We performed a long-term comparison of a newer, atypical …